July Monthly Market Comparison(HAR Report)
Continued pent-up housing demand stemming from coronavirus-related stay-at-home directives in the spring led to a second straight month of surging sales in July that pushed the Houston housing market ahead of 2019’s record pace. Single-family home sales, total property sales and total dollar volume all rose compared to July 2019. Pending sales shot up 33.9 percent. However, total active listings, or the total number of available properties, fell 19.4 percent.
With new listings trickling into the marketplace on top of the surge in sales, single-family homes inventory dwindled to a 3.0-month supply in July versus 4.2 months a year earlier. For perspective, housing inventory across the U.S. stands at a 4.0-months supply, according to the the National Association of Realtors (NAR).